Rocks ready for new dawn

Red Rocks will on Saturday have his first start since leaving Brian Meehan’s yard at Manton.

The five-year-old son of Galileo is now based in America with Mark Hennig and will line up in the Grade One Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes at Saratoga.

“The nice thing about this horse is that he’s really settled in,” said Hennig.

“He doesn’t act like the typical European horse coming over that really needs to acclimate to the style of training.

“He’s settled in and gone about his business.”

Owner Paul Reddam made the permanent switch after Red Rocks last month defeated the mighty Curlin in the Man o’War Stakes at Belmont Park.

The 2006 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner will again be aimed towards a shot at the prize at Santa Anita on October 25, having finished third to English Channel in last year’s renewal.

“We got a nice workout in him over the Oklahoma turf course (at Saratoga) the other day, and we couldn’t be happier about his progress,” Hennig told www.thoroughbredtimes.com.